Update: Take 2 Interactive has started issuing take-down requests for the leaked content, essentially confirming its authenticity.
Fans have spent the better part of the day arguing about the authenticity of the
. But, if we believe Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, they're real.
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1571489679534608384
Considering the quality and quantity of the leaked footage, we can't exactly say that we're surprised. There are nearly 100 videos floating around online showcasing different aspects of the upcoming open-world title. The content is way past elaborate hoaxes and, we would say, in fact criminal territory.
We'd be shocked if Rockstar Games doesn't seek legal action to contain the influx of info that's found its way online. The code and debug tools found at the top of some of the clips are especially sensitive information that shouldn't be available for viewing to anyone else outside of people working on the game.